1
as in heavy
having great weight
a massive piece of furniture that was nearly impossible to move
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2
as in huge
unusually large
the massive statue took up most of the small yard
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as in magnificent
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception
the war memorial's massive dignity moves most visitors to reflective silence
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Recent Examples of massive
This deep markdown allows movie enthusiasts and serious gamers alike to upgrade their setup with a massive cinematic canvas without breaking the bank.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
The best comp to Cosm today might be something like Sphere in Las Vegas, a massive, immersive experience that’s meant to be cinematic but is entirely unique in scope.
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Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, business leaders have trumpeted AI’s potential to handle tasks long reserved for a massive white-collar workforce.
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Camila Grigera Naón,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Decades passed before it was solved — by yet more massive experiments.
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Simon Frantz,
Quanta Magazine,
24 June 2026
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
The best comp to Cosm today might be something like Sphere in Las Vegas, a massive, immersive experience that’s meant to be cinematic but is entirely unique in scope.
—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
24 June 2026
Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, business leaders have trumpeted AI’s potential to handle tasks long reserved for a massive white-collar workforce.
—
Camila Grigera Naón,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Decades passed before it was solved — by yet more massive experiments.
—
Simon Frantz,
Quanta Magazine,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for massive
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Trejo sifted through debris and looked for clues in the area, appealing for help that required heavy machinery, according to CNN Español.
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Workers were dispatched throughout La Guaira and parts of Caracas, where families and volunteers have spent the last few days pulling survivors and bodies from the wreckage despite a lack of heavy equipment and limited guidance from authorities.
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Authors think humans might just be able to leverage a few tools at our disposal to change the course of huge weather events.
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Technology companies are spending big to incorporate artificial intelligence into their businesses and to build huge data centers.
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In the quarter-final, underdogs North Korea took a shock 3-0 lead over Portugal, but Eusebio inspired arguably the greatest comeback in World Cup history with a magnificent display, scoring four of Portugal’s five goals.
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Rafael Devers homered twice and drove in four runs as the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Saturday night behind Logan Webb's magnificent pitching.
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There are three pretty hefty action scenes there, and each one of those had a night to shoot.
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Lodging at ski resorts is also off-season in summer, meaning sometimes hefty discounts versus many non-ski golf resorts where summer is high season.
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While running your air conditioner is likely a must, there are actually other ways to keep your home cooler that don't involve blasting your AC or a gigantic electric bill.
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Those include partnering to develop digital workflows and their joint-ownership in the Terafab facility that plans to produce a gigantic one terawatt a year in compute hardware.
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In the spring of 2023, as epic winter snows melted, horse carcasses emerged along the shores of South Tufa and nearby Navy Beach.
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The rise of the Roman empire across the Mediterranean widened the elite’s horizons for travel but narrowed their personal ambitions, and made romantic love a worthy subject for epic literature.
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But for prices, the distinction makes an enormous difference, Kaneva noted.
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The wave that hit downtown Kansas City on Thursday wasn’t like what the city has seen before, even in enormous parades for Chiefs’ Super Bowl or Royals’ World Series victories.
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With its glorious views and picturesque harbor, Whitby is the antithesis of gothic horror.
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The fans who decide to follow their country to a glorious or bitter end, irrespective of the cost or the risk of aggravating employers?
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“Massive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/massive. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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